Chapter 638 Capturing Yang Xiong
Magistrate Tang saw the crowd getting more and more excited and exaggerated as they talked, so he slammed the table immediately.
The runners from the jail immediately raised their signs and shouted “Powerful and mighty!”
The head of the soap squad walked out of the courtroom and shouted, "Quiet, quiet~~"
The spectators were not afraid at all. Isn't this class leader just his neighbor? The spectators' aunts and uncles were his elders.
But they still had to give some face, and the loud voices of the crowd turned into whispers.
Sun Shan patted Hu Ming's little shoulder to give him a sense of security. It was very unfortunate and scary for him to have to go to court at such a young age.
Hu Ming's eyes were already red at this time, tears were falling drop by drop, and his nose was runny from time to time.
Little Hu Ming wiped it with his sleeve and continued to kneel firmly.
It’s a pity that it was not seen in front of the masses, but only by the so-called high-ranking officials sitting in the lobby.
After waiting for a long time, the yamen runner came in and said, "Sir, we can't find Yang Xiong. Yang Xiong is not at home."
Lord Tang asked knowingly, "If he is not at home, is he somewhere else?"
The yamen runner continued to answer: "Sir, we haven't found Yang Xiong in the places he usually goes. I wonder where he went?"
After the bailiff said this, the crowd started to discuss it.
Someone with a loud voice shouted, "Oh, is he on the run? I usually see him wandering the streets with a few people."
Crowd member B laughed and said, "I think he is just fleeing from the crime. Now that his crime has been exposed, why doesn't he run away?"
Crowd eater C disagreed and said, "I think it's in the next county. Yang Xiong really likes to go to the fireworks place next door."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone burst into laughter.
The woman looked at this group of wretched playboys with disdain. They actually said these obscene words in broad daylight. Ugh~
Lord Tang picked up the chopping board and slapped it, saying coldly, "Yang Xiong is not here. We will resume the court after we find him. That's it for today. We will adjourn the court for now."
As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd started making noise again.
Everyone felt that it was inappropriate to have no melon to eat, and some people shouted: "Why do you leave so soon?"
Another member of the public immediately said, "If the court is not dismissed, what do you think we should do? We can't just open the court without the defendant present."
The soft-hearted woman looked at the little Hu Ming kneeling in the court with pity and shouted loudly: "We can't leave the court. What should we do with the boy's injustice? We must find Yang Xiong and punish him."
The young man next door said rudely, "Auntie, how can you be sure that Yang Xiong is guilty? He hasn't even been tried yet. I think the boy in the court is making a false accusation."
This statement really resonated with many people. Since there was no trial yet, it is indeed impossible to say that Yang Xiong was guilty.
The soft-hearted woman angrily said: "You~~"
Sun Shan stood straight and calmly, as if he was not disturbed by the chaos.
County Magistrate Tang secretly glanced at Sun Shan several times. It was not right for him to have such a calm expression.
County Magistrate Tang had a bad premonition rising from the soles of his feet to his heart.
So he cut the Gordian knot and shouted: "Yang Xiong is not here. Wait until Yang Xiong is here before going to court again. Then leave the court."
After County Magistrate Tang finished speaking, the Yamen runners raised a sign and shouted, "Adjourn the court~~~~~"
After shouting several times, the onlookers had not left yet. Everyone saw Sun Shan standing so calmly and the child kneeling so calmly. After learning the news that Yang Xiong had not been found, the two plaintiffs did not say a word.
Everyone found it strange.
After waiting for a while, County Magistrate Tang became impatient and prepared to leave.
Suddenly, a voice came from outside: "Yang Xiong is trying to escape. We caught him at the city gate."
Such a sound was as loud as thunder.
Lord Tang's hands and legs trembled and he almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, he held on to the table firmly and did not behave rudely.
When the onlookers heard the shout, they immediately turned around and saw, oh, Yang Xiong, it was really Yang Xiong.
The masses consciously made way for him, and Sun Dali and Gui Ge'er brought Yang Xiong to court.
When Lord Tang saw this scene, he was so angry that he vomited blood.
Yang Xiong was tied up, and with him were four lackeys. A total of five people were tied up in a string, with Gui Ge'er pulling from the front and Sun Dali pushing from the back.
Yang Xiong and his four lackeys had their mouths stuffed with cloth strips and were whimpering.
Sun Shan took a look and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Yesterday I ordered that after catching the man, do not injure or maim him. As for hurting him secretly, Sun Shan fully supported it.
Gui Ge'er walked in, knelt in the court and said, "Sir, I heard that you wanted to arrest Yang Xiong, and I happened to see him running away with a few people in a carriage outside the city, so I went forward with my uncle to catch them without saying a word. Sir, I didn't want to tie them up, but they didn't cooperate and insisted on running away, so I had to tie them up with ropes to prevent them from escaping."
Lord Tang is about to get smoke out of his head.
Aren’t these two so-called enthusiastic people Sun Shan’s lackeys?
Bah~ You are telling lies with open eyes.
Sun Shan looked at Lord Tang coldly and snorted.
Lord Tang also felt Sun Shan's gaze, but at this moment he was too weak to look back.
Sun Shan was indeed very thoughtful, taking one step at a time and planning ten steps ahead. Lord Tang still underestimated Sun Shan's ability.
From investigating Yang Xiong, to investigating him, to arranging people to capture Yang Xiong, every step was very thorough.
There will be no need for trial later. Lord Tang has already made sure that Sun Shan has prepared all the evidence to accuse Yang Xiong, and he will definitely beat Yang Xiong to death.
When Yang Xiong saw his brother-in-law, he whined even harder. He had never been so humiliated before.
What's more, the kid just now lied with his eyes open, saying that he fled for fear of crime, that they caught him outside the city gate, and that he resisted and had to be tied up. This is obviously a lie with his eyes open.
Yesterday his brother-in-law arranged for him to run away overnight, but Yang Xiong didn't want to run away. How could a small scholar be comparable to his brother-in-law?
However, seeing his brother-in-law's ferocious appearance, Yang Xiong had no choice but to take his servants to avoid the risk first.
After walking for a distance out of the city, they were immediately surrounded by an unknown group. They had no strength to resist and could only surrender.
Yang Xiong wanted to find out who they were, but they tied them up without saying a word to him.
It was not until this moment that Yang Xiong finally knew who it was.
But Yang Xiong was not afraid at all. His brother-in-law was the boss of Huangyang County, and he did not believe that the so-called Mr. Sun could do anything to him.
If Yang Xiong doesn't avenge today's grudge, he would not be called Yang.
Sun Shan stepped forward, bowed and said, "Sir, Yang Xiong is here. We can continue the presentation."
The onlookers laughed happily when they saw Yang Xiong and his lackeys tied up.
When did this Young Master Yang become so embarrassed?
Hehe, their Mr. Sun is really awesome. He made this dandy boy look so embarrassed.
Some people who had been bullied by Yang Xiong secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He thought that after returning home, he would burn incense to his ancestors, hoping that they would bless Mr. Sun to go to Beijing safely for the imperial examination and pass it.